as in earthquake
a shaking of the earth
the quake registered 6.5 on the Richter scale, causing widespread damage
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as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
the horror film was so scary it left us quaking with fear for hours afterwards
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Recent Examples of quake
Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2025
The latest quake took place just after 3 p.m. local time, according to USGS.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Dry skin types might quake at the thought of a matte powder, but the Airbrush bronzer happens to have a silky, powder-to-cream texture and is spiked with hydrating hyaluronic acid to keep skin looking and feeling supple throughout the day.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Sep. 2024
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Noun
However, there was no threat to the U.S. Atlantic or Gulf Coast after the quake, the tsunami warning system said.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2025
The latest quake took place just after 3 p.m. local time, according to USGS.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
Trumpeters aren’t the only players who quake at the suggestion of interpreting a Michael Brecker piece, which is one reason why he’s tended to be overlooked as a composer despite his vaunted status as the most influential tenor saxophonist of his generation.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Dry skin types might quake at the thought of a matte powder, but the Airbrush bronzer happens to have a silky, powder-to-cream texture and is spiked with hydrating hyaluronic acid to keep skin looking and feeling supple throughout the day.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quake
Noun
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Reports of earthquake felt away from source (red star) on February 14, 2025.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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This belief stems from their rare appearances near the surface or washing ashore often coinciding with natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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However, the partnership ended in early 2025, just weeks before this heist shook the crypto sphere.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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The inclusion of Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma in a meeting of private enterprise leaders chaired by China's President Xi Jinping this month, and photos of Ma shaking hands with Xi, has further raised investor confidence in Alibaba.—
Harshita Mary Varghese and Casey Hall,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The one warning sign that hasn't come yet is something called tremors.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The 1992 eruptions began in June of that year following about three weeks of volcanic tremor, Haney said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2025
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But that steady flow of income and improvement came to a shuddering halt on October 7 as Hamas militants poured across the Gaza border and began their murder and kidnap spree across southern Israel.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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Mount Spurr, an Alaskan volcano shuddering with small earthquakes for 10 months, could erupt soon.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Tesla doesn’t have that collaborative aspect and will shut off if the driver jerks the wheel.—
Robert Ferris,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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There are numerous moments where she is lost in a dream or a memory before suddenly jerking awake, often too clearly delineating the boundaries in a film ostensibly about its main character’s delusions.—
Ryan Swen,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Sometimes a less reliable dog will smell in this manner the hot body scent of venison as a trembling doe crouches close in the brush upwind.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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As the solution flowed into both of his arms, Nelson at first trembled, then died in silence with his eyelids, on which dollar signs are tattooed, closed.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
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In sumptuously vibrating chords in the first movement of Schubert’s Fantasy, Olafsson’s touch was a little wetter and more muted, Wang’s percussive and as coolly etched as a polygraph.—
Zachary Woolfe,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Even the film’s basic exposition, showing Anna working in Klaus’s household and receiving her fateful instructions from Hansen, is richly suggestive of the turmoil vibrating beneath the orderly domestic surface.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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The muscles on the haunches of the poor animal quivered and jerked from the exertion.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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Frazier moved his outstretched hands in a circular movement for the first minute or so before beginning to grimace and quiver on the gurney.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Quake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quake. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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